Cemeteries of the Enslaved

Inquest Research of Enslaved Cemeteries in Charlotte

Leadership
The Cemetery Work Committee at Comprehensive Genealogical Services in Charlotte is responsible for developing, scheduling, and conducting an Inquest of Enslaved Cemeteries. The members of this committee are actively involved in seeking the location, restoration, and preservation of the 6,541 documented enslaved persons (and perhaps more undocumented persons) buried in Mecklenburg County by 1860. The committee also provides leadership, information, and other genealogical services to any group engaged in similar activities of restoration and preservation of slave cemeteries.

To facilitate your African-American genealogical research, Comprehensive Genealogical Services has compiled a list of burial sites for the enslaved in Mecklenburg County. Take a look at the following table to find out more information, or give us a call today!
NAME OF SITE LOCATION PROPERTY OWNER EST  # PUBLIC ACCESS
Herron-Mcknight-Brown Steel Creek-Bryum Dr. City of Charlotte Airport 200 Yes
Kerns Huntersville-Kerns Road Heirs of John Kerns, Sr. 75 Private Property
Dinkins 10600 Nation Ford Road Earthmove Development Co. 55 Restricted
Providence Presbyterian Church Providence Lane Providence Presby. Church 139 Unrestricted
Emmanuel Presbyterian Church 5315 S. Tryon Street United Mem. Pres. Church 175 Unrestricted
Beazor Cemetery Shopton Rd. Beazor Dev. Beazor Homes Development 140 Unrestricted
Shumen Cemetery Youngblood & Remount McDuiett Construction Co. 120 Unrestricted
Neely Cemetery S. Ridge Dr. Park Lord Baltimore Properties 42 Unrestricted
AMEZ Church Track 2230 Cindy Lane AMEZ Church-Jim Long, Jr. 75 Restricted
Zion Primitive Baptist Church 827 E. Sugar Creek Rd. Zion Primitive Baptist Church 75 Unrestricted
Smithfield Baptist Garden Smithfield Church Road Smithfield WR Mem Church 50 Restricted
Sardis Presby.Cemetery      6100 Sardis Rd. Sardis Presby Church 180 Unrestricted
William Ing. Mem. Garden Little Hope Road Walls Memorial Bapt. Church 50 Restricted
Sharon Presby.Ch. Cem. 5201 Sharon Rd. Sharon Presby. Church 150 Unrestricted
Hart-Rice Cemetery NC Hwy 51 Philadelphia Presby. Church 195 Unrestricted
Ava Parks 7302 Sample Rd Huntersville Dave & Carrie Moss 50 Restricted
Asbury Chapel Road Hus McGinnis Rd Huntersville The Thompsons 60 Private
Center Grove HL 3201 Clemson Avenue    Cedar Grove AME Zion Church 50 Restricted
JM KIDD Neck Road, Huntersville JM Kidd 50 Resricted
Hopewell AME Zion Huntersville, North Carolina Hopewell AME Zion Church 50 Restricted
Rocky River Presbyterian Church   11525 Rocky River, Concord Rocky River Pres. Church 150 Restricted
Poplar Tent Presbyterian Church Poplar Tent Rd. Concord Poplar Tent Presbyterian Ch. 100 Unrestricted
Raeburn Community 11601 Charnwood Court Raeburn Homeowner Assoc. 50 Unrestricted
McClintock Presbyterian Church 12008 Erwin Road McClintock Presbyterian Ch. 50 Unrestricted
Miranda Presbyterian Church Miranda Rd. off Beatties Fd. Catawba Presbyterian Church 10 Unrestricted
Caldwell Presbyterian Church Brown Mill Road Catawba Presbyterian Church 50 Unrestricted
Centre Presbyterian Church Centre Church Road Centre Presbyterian Church 50 Unrestricted
Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church 101 Sugar Creek Rd.  W Sugaw Creek Presbyterian 150 Restricted
Beaver Dam 19600 Davidson-Concord Road Trustees of Davidson College 10 Unrestricted
Settler's Cemetery Church and Fifth Streets City of Charlotte    50 Unrestricted
Alexander's Slave Cemetery Thornberry Apts. Mallard Creek 100 Restricted
McCoy Slave Cemetery McCoy Rd. .25 mi from Beatt. Fd McCoy Family 75 Unrestricted
Trinity Methodist Church 6230 Beatties Fd. Road Trinity Methodist Church 50 Unrestricted
Taylor Nance Home Area 5706 Cashion Rd. Duke Power Co. 15 Restricted
Ramah Presbyterian Church Ramah Church Road Ramah Presbyterian Church 50 Unrestricted
Robert Potts, Jr plantation slave cemetery Smith Rd./Cornelius, NC Miriam Smith Whisnant, Lilyan Smith Hunter 30 Restricted
Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church 50 Restricted
Elliott Slave Cemetery 6602&6530 Riverview Drive John Locklear and Benita Ayers 50 Restricted
Kinnamon Cemetery 12998 McCoy Road Huntersville Wes Kinnamon 50 Restricted
Bethesda Methodist Church 11026 Asbury Chapel/ Huntersville Archers, Patty and Glen 30 Restricted
Matthews Murkland Presbyterian Church Cemetery Olde Providence Road Matthews Murkland Presbyterian Church 100 Unrestricted
Prosperity Presbyterian Church 5533 Prosperity Church Road Prosperity Presbyterian Church 50 Unrestricted
McKendree Chapel 291 McKendree Road/ Mooresville United Methodist 50 Unrestricted
China Grove A.M.E. Zion Church 9401 China Grove Church Road Charlotte Area Transit System 30 Unrestricted
Roseland or Roseville-Matthews off Monroe Rd. near Family Dollar  Restricted
Myers Quarters/Cherry 501 Queens Road The Little Theatre of Charlotte, Inc. 25 Unrestricted
Independence Park Enslaved Cemetery E. 7th & Hawthorne Lane City Of Charlotte 30 Unrestricted
Mowing Glade AME Zion Church Cemetery      89 8951 Albemarle Road  Mowing Glade AME Zion Chyrch 20  Unrestricted
Big Pineville AME Zion Church Cemetery Ballantyne Crossing Ave. Ballantyne Poprerties 25 Unrestricted
Blackstock ARPchurch and Cemetery York Co. 100 Unrestricted
Mt. Olive Presbyterian Church / Cemetery 5125 MT. Olive Church Rd. Trustees/Mt. Olive Presbyterian

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